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Spain Shocked Again In WC Loses To Lithuania 73-76

SPAIN 73 – LITHUANIA 76 Spain dominated most of the game and a clear lead in the 3rd, but Lithuania held on and pulled off a great win in the final quarter. The first quarter Spain finished 21-11 with the help of big 3 point shots by Garbajosa, Lopez and Fernandez. In the second, Spain was [...]

Spain Crushes New Zealand In Second Coming After Loss 101-84

SPAIN 101 – 84 NEW ZEALAND Spain started strong but let up in the second quarter. After leading by only 4pts 48-44 at half. Spain pulled in the second gear in the 2nd half and New Zealand had no options to come back after the tough defense and fast break plays by Spain. Shooting 50% from behind [...]

Spain Shocked In First Game Loss Against France 66-72

France played great defense throughout the game and Spain started the game with bad nerves. Bad offense across the board. The first half Spain controlled the game but France came back and was not contained on offense. During the last quarter it was France all the way down the stretch. Spain will look to bounce back [...]

Spain Men Start Journey To Turkey For The Gold

The Spanish Men’s National Team has started their route to Turkey today for their journey and quest for another Gold Medal! Newly, added Raúl López will replace Jose Manuel Calderon who was injured last Sunday in a friendly game against Team USA in the Global Community Cup. Spain will debut against neighbor France on Saturday, [...]

USA Top Spain In Close Friendly Game 86-85 – Global Community Cup

Team USA started the game on fire and much better team play than yesterday’s performance against Lithuania. Spain started slow with a lot of missed shots and poor shooting percentages from the outside. The first half was competitive by both teams but Team USA lead at the half 45-33. Great performances by duo Kevin Durant [...]

USA Sloppy Start Manages To Ease Pass Lithuania 77-61

In Team USA’s first day debut in the Global Community Cup started horrendously: missed dunks, turnovers, sloppy play and low first half points 28 points.  After the first half, Team USA picked up the pace and shot a better percentage from the floor and built more momentum on fast break points. In the 4th quarter, [...]

Spain Wins First Game Against Lithuania 94-75 – Global Community Cup

The first half started slow for Spain, but later they showed their team strength once again by defeating Lithuania 94-75 in the first game of the Global Community Cup in Madrid. After the half, Spain held Lithuania to 13 points in the 3rd quarter. The big men inside for Spain made the difference with Marc [...]

USA Favorites Among Sport Bets For World Championships 2010 In Turkey

Online sports betting websites aren’t doubting that the Team USA and Spain are the top bets made for winner of the World Championships in Turkey. USA and Spain in this order, are the favorite teams to win the FIBA Tournament. Team USA has the most probality to win and are favorites, but Spain has shown [...]

Spain Claims Logroño Tournament By Defeating Brazil 84-68

If I had to make a prediction, I would say Spain is on their way to Gold Medal in the World Basketball Championships starting on August 28th in Turkey. Undefeated in friendly game play, Spain last night defeated Brazil during the last day at the Logroño Basketball Tournament. It was a team effort once again [...]

Spain Outcasts Argentina 83-76 In Outdoor Game In Logroño

Over 10,000 spectators watch Spain defeat Argentina (83 – 76) in a friendly game that was outdoors in the Plaza de Toros in La Ribera. Juan Carlos Navarro lead Spain with 14 points and Scola from Argentina lead all scorers with 26points. Argentina is another favorite in the Turkey FIBA Championships later this month. The [...]



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  • With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!

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  • Basketball Terms Spanish to English

    Basketball – Baloncesto

    Pass – Paso

    Shot – Tiro

    Foul – Falta

    Free Throws – Tiros Libres

    Zone – Zona

    Dribble – Bota

    Rebound – Rebote

    Turnovers – Balones Perdido

    Dunk – Mate

    Wing Guard/Guard – Alero

    Point Guard  – Base

    Center – Pivot

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Video highlights from Spain vs USA (Global Community Cup) 85-86

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Video highlights directly from the Copa de la Reina in Zaragoza. Ros Casares win over yet again Perfumerias Avenida.

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The city of Madrid had a parade and celebration for Spain’s Mens National Basketball Team on September 21st. Back from Poland with a Gold Medal for the country.

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Rudy Fernandez 2009 All-Star Dunk Contest 42 points.

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June 13th, Spain was the top team in the Olympic Qualifying games in Madrid to get a spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Here is an interview by FIBA.

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